Experts

Senior Research Fellow at RAS Institute of Far Eastern Studies

Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Institute of Current International Affairs, Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry

Independent Analysts, Energy consultant, eXelen srl

Doctor of History, Deputy Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences

Chairman of PIR Center, Lieutenant-General (retired), RIAC Vice-president

Doctor of Sciences in History, Chair of the Department of Contemporary History of Russia at the Institute of History and Archives of RSUH, RIAC Member

PhD in Political Science, EU and CE policy department of the Institute of European Studies at MGIMO University

Research Fellow, Center for Social and Political Studies, IDIP RFTA

Lecturer in Law at University of Aberdeen, Legal Adviser to the IFC Russia Renewable Energy Program

Research Fellow of the Department for European Political Studies at Institute of World Economy and International Relations

Institute of Oriental Studies

Senior Fellow at East-West Institute, Brussels

PhD in Economics, Academic Secretary of RAS Institute for Latin American Studies

Political Scientist, Coordinator of Kyrgyzstan Analytical Club

PhD in History, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Professor at the HSE University, RIAC Member

Senior Researcher, Institute for International Studies, MGIMO University; PIR Centre consultant

Independent Analyst

Ph.D. in Economics, Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Economic Research at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Foreign Regional Studies of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the National Research University Higher School of Economics

Ph.D. in Law, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Legislation and Comparative Law under the Government of the Russian Federation

Doctor of Philological Sciences, Director of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor at the Financial University, RIAC Member

Ph.D. candidate in Slavic and Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University

Former Ambassador for Oceans and Fisheries, U.S. Department of State

Doctor of History, Head of the Political and Military Research Unit at the RAS Institute of USA and Canada Studies

President of the International Foreign Policy Association, Chairman of the Global Council of Foreign Ministers of Foreign Affairs, President of the Alumni Association of MGIMO-University; Viktor Blazheev — Rector of the Kutafin Moscow State Law Academy, RIAC Member

Doctor of Philosophy, MGIMO Professor

Doctor of Science, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Academic supervisor of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, HSE University, RIAC Member

Graduate Student at MGIMO Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Bachelor of Foreign Regional Studies (East Asia Regional Studies: Economy and Politics (China)), Institute of Business Studies, RANEPA under the President of the Russian Federation

Director of Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Reform

Analyst on Russia and its Middle East policy, MPhil International Relations, University of Cambridge

International Security expert, MA in International Affairs, Sciences Po Paris/MGIMO

MGIMO University, Professor; Program Director of the Valdai International Discussion Club

Gateway House Fellow for Energy & Environment

Ph.D. in Technical Science, Senior Research Fellow, Center for International Security, IMEMO RAS